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V UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EZRA B. LAKE, OF OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY.

POCKET MATCH-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,807, dated June 3,1884.

I Application filed January 18,1884. (No model.)

Zo all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EZRA B. LAKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ocean City, in the county-of Cape May and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PocketMatch-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, reference being had to .theaccompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, in which-Y Figure 1 is a side view of a match-box with the screen withdrawn. Fig.2 is a transverse section enlarged. Fig. 3 is a vertical central 1section.

to the screen.

My invention consists in the combination, with an elongated or oblongpocket matchbox having a cap or lid on one end, of a lightprotectingtubular screen, embracing the box and adapted'to slide lengthwisethereof, and a non-conducting tubular shield, also embracing the box andinclosing the light-protecting screen when the latter is not in use, theseveral parts being constructed and arranged as 0 hereinafter described,and as specifically claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A designates a pocket match-boxof the usual form-that is, an elongated case oval or elliptical incross-section, but not necessarily so,

as any shape will answer.

13 is a cap or lid, and G a spring-fas-tening, having a knob orthumb-piece, c, projecting through an opening in the front of the box.,

40 D designates the screen, consisting of a tubular section or length ofsheet metal corresponding in shape with the body of the box, and adaptedto fit nicely upon the outside thereof, so that it may be drawn out ornearly 4 5 off over the bottom of the box, in which position itconstitutes a tubular screen, inclosing a recess, (1, wherein a matchmay be lighted and. held so as to be protected from the wind or otherflame-destroying influences.

e e are a series of holes in the upper part of the screen,for theadmission of air to the cav i-ty d to feed the flame.

F is a slot for the passage of the fasteningknob G. In order to preventthe screen from being drawn completely off from the box, its upper edgeshould be slightly flanged or beaded, as shown at 9, so as to comeagainst the bead 9, usually formed around the lower part of a match-box.p

G designates the hand protecting shield,

consisting of a casing of some material which will but slightly conductheat. I find lead to be serviceable for this purpose; but any othersuitable material, metallic or non metallic, may be used. The shield isa tubular section or length of a shape corresponding with the box orscreen, but larger and of a size which will allow the screen to slideeasily between it and the box. The shield may be secured in place in anydesirable way. A slot or opening at h allows the fastening-knob toprotrude.

H designates the bottom of the box, having the usual or any suitableroughened surface upon which to strike the match.

I claim- The combination, with the pocket matchbox A, having the cap orlid B on one end, of the tubular light-protecting screen D, em-

bracing and adapted to slide lengthwise of EZRA B. LAKE.

Witnesses:

THos. A. GoNNoLLY, WILL H. POWELL.

